Welcome to St Germans Group Parish
WE EXTEND A SPECIAL WELCOME
to those who are single,
married, divorced, widowed, gay, confused, filthy rich,
comfortable or dirt poor.
We extend a special welcome to
wailing babies and excited toddlers.
We welcome you whether you can
sing like Pavarotti or just growl quietly to yourself.
You’re welcome here if you’re just browsing, just woken
up or just got out of prison. We don’t care if you are
more Christian than the Archbishop of Canterbury, or
haven’t been to church since Christmas ten years ago.
We extend a special welcome to
those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to
teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome
keep-fit mums, football dads, starving artists,
tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food
eaters. We welcome those in recovery or still addicted.
We welcome you if you are having problems, are down in
the dumps or don’t like ‘organised religion’. (We’re not
too keen on it either!)
We offer a welcome to those who
think that the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work,
can’t spell, or are here because granny is visiting and
wanted to come to church.
Latest News
October Newsletter
St Germans Group Parish PCC as from 3rd April 2016:
| Permanent members of the PCC |
The Vicar Secretary - Margaret Sylvester-Thorne Treasurer - Fiona Liddicoat |
| Parish Wardens: | Brenda Crago and David Watters |
| Church Stewards: |
Downderry: Steve Liddicoat Hessenford: Fiona Bristow Tideford: Brenda Crago St Germans: Richard Laugharne |
| PCC members: |
Downderry: Sue
Booth; Andrew Pidgen
and
Cashiers:Tim Pullin and Sue Pidgen Hessenford: Yvonne Byles, Jenny Daniels, Fran Moore, Cashier: Fiona Bristow St Germans: Chris Bowditch, June Greaves, Paul Gribble Cashier: Peter Daw Tideford: post vacant Cashier: Ron Bradley |
| Deanery Synod Reps: | Rosemary Stevenson, Brenda Crago, Margaret Sylvester-Thorne |
Next
- in partnership with the
Methodist Church
All children and their accompanying adults are
very welcome - and help on the day from our
parishioners very welcome too!
Messy Church...
- is a way of being church
for families involving fun
- is a church, not a craft
club, that helps people encounter Jesus as Lord and
Saviour
- is found across the world
- values are about being
Christ-centred, for all ages, based on creativity,
hospitality and celebration
Please contact Evelyn Reed (01503 230449) for more information, and also if you are able to help.............
Parish Praise
our next monthly services of informal worship for all the family
9th October at 11am at St Germans Priory
Cafe Church in Downderry
Come and join us for breakfast with worship and a chat on the fourth Sunday, the 23rd October at 9.30am at St Nicolas Church, Downderry.
A leisurely start to Sunday for the adults, and activities for the children
Rev Michael's Message
Ouch! Have you ever stubbed
your toe? For such a small part of the body the pain is
so great and it affects the whole body. 1Cor.12, talks
about how we are all part of the body of Christ each
with our unique role. If one part of the body is
hurting disrupts the rest.
Some of you will have picked
up and filled in the survey forms in our churches, if
you haven’t then call in and send it off it’s not too
late. The forms are part of “Accompanied Ministry
Development” or AMD for short. Over the past year
12 clergy myself included have formed cohort 4 of the
development scheme. We have looked at various
aspects of living the Christian life so as to reflect
God’s Kingdom.
The latest session was on
reconciliation. After each course we discuss the ideas
within a parish “Ministry Development Scheme” MDT,
seeking to see how it may be applied here. The
survey will give us and the diocese a snapshot of our
situation, enabling us to be aware of our needs and
strengths. Once the sessions have finished our MDT will
develop a strategy to bring to the PCC and then Bishop
Chris will visit for a general parish conversation
around our ideas for the growing of God’s Kingdom in the
parish.
It is important that no one
feels overlooked as we are all part of the parish
ministry team, as Paul writes in 1 Cor. 12. One of
the truths that I have discovered doing this with both
my clergy and parish colleagues is the joy and surprise
of their contributions. One of these is very
reassuring. Mark 16 v. 15 reads “Go into the word and
preach the gospel to every creature”; however in the
light of a better understanding of the Greek of that
time a good translation would be “As you go in the world
live the gospel”.
This is
what AMD is about - helping us to live our lives and, by
doing so, show people a better way.
Truro Cathedral Boys' Choir will be performing on Friday 4th November from 7.30-8.30pm. See Newsletter for more info.
St Germans Annual Christmas Market 17th, 18th and 19th November. Please see Newsletter fro more information.
Hessenford Christmas Bazaar
Saturday 3rd December more info in the November Newsletter
St Germans Priory Trust
Chris Cook,
and Bob Foulkes.
Board of Priory Trustees
Vice Chair - Fiona Bristow
Secretary - Evelyn Reed
Support Officer - Jo Rimron
Malcolm Cross, Chris
Bowditch,
You
will have read in the press that the need is greater than
ever - so please keep the contributions coming in.
How can you help the Foodbank? As
usual there always some shortages, currently: Fruit Juice
(long life), UHT or Dried Milk, Sponge Puddings, Tea, Instant Coffee.
However,
money
is becoming an increasing issue,
and it is becoming a common problem throughout all of
Cornwall’s Foodbanks. All are having to react to
an increase in demand; and although food is being donated in
increasing volumes covering the demand, the costs related to
sustaining larger Foodbanks is becoming a challenge. So, the
real requirement now is cash.
If you could help through regular
donations we would be extremely grateful. Setting up a
Standing Order is ideal, but any donation would be
wonderful. We can also take donations CAF and Stewardship
schemes.
If you can help please contact the
Liskeard & Looe Foodbank.
Tel: 07512
011452. email:
liskeard.foodbank@gmail.com
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East Wivelshire
The area of the Diocese of Truro area is that of the county of Cornwall including the Isles of Scilly. It was formed on 15 December 1876 from the Archdeaconry of Cornwall in the Diocese of Exeter. It is therefore one of the younger dioceses.
The diocese is divided into two archdeaconries:
- the Archdeaconry of Bodmin (est. 1878): includes Deaneries of Trigg Minor and Bodmin, East Wivelshire, Stratton, Trigg Major, and West Wivelshire
- the Archdeaconry of Cornwall: includes Deaneries of St Austell, Carnmarth North, Carnmarth South, Kerrier, Penwith, Powder and Pydar
Rural deaneries
The names of the older deaneries (before 1875) are based on those of the ancient hundreds though the boundaries do not always correspond. The deaneries created in 1875 in the episcopate of Frederick Temple were Bodmin, Stratton, St Austell, and Carnmarth. These remained unchanged until Carnmarth was divided; later still in the 1980s some alterations of boundaries occurred. Chronological Sequence:
Estwevelsire, 1259; Estwyvelschyre, 1291; Estwevelschire, 1366; Easte, 1672; East, 1847, 1980; East Wivelshire, 1997, 2009.
Parishes Currently in the Deanery of East Wivelshire
- Antony
- Botus Fleming
- Callington
- Calstock
- St Dominick
- St Germans
- St John
- Landrake with St Erney
- Landulph
- Maker with Rame
- St Mellion with Pillaton
- Millbrook
- Saltash
- Sheviock
- South Hill
- St Stephens by Saltash
- Torpoint.
